To secretly make another person's belongings one's own.
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N4塗るぬる
To apply color or medicine, etc., to the surface of something. Example: 「ペンキを塗る」 (to apply paint).
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N4濡れるぬれる
For water, etc., to get on something and make it damp. Example:「雨で服が濡れる」(clothes get wet from the rain).
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N4値段ねだん
price. The amount of money when buying something.
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N4熱ねつ
The heat of an object, or that hot force. Also often used to mean one's body temperature rising due to illness. Example:「熱が出る」(to run a fever).
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N4熱心ねっしん
A state of doing something wholeheartedly and diligently.
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N4寝坊ねぼう
To oversleep in the morning. Also, the person who does so.
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N4眠るねむる
To close one's eyes and rest the body, as when sleeping at night.
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N4残るのこる
For something not to disappear and to remain behind. Example:「お金が残る」(money is left over),「りょうりが残る」(food is left over).
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N4喉のど
throat. The part through which food and air pass, from the back of the mouth.
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N4乗り換えるのりかえる
To get off a train or bus one is riding and board another.
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N4葉は
leaf. The thin, green part attached to a tree or plant.
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N4場合ばあい
The time when a certain thing happens. Example:「雨の場合は中止です」(in case of rain, it is cancelled).
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N4倍ばい
An increase by the same amount, or double the number. Example:「二倍」(twofold).
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N4拝見はいけん
A very polite way of saying 「見る」 (to see). Example: 「お手紙、拝見しました」 (I have read your letter).
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N4歯医者はいしゃ
dentist. A doctor who treats teeth.
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N3〜N5入るはいる
enter. To move inside. Example: 「へやに入る」 (to enter a room). The antonym is 「出る」 (to exit).
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N4運ぶはこぶ
To carry a thing from one place to another.
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N4始めるはじめる
To newly start doing something. The antonym is「終える（おえる）」(to finish). The paired word is「始まる」(to begin).
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N4場所ばしょ
place. A location where an object is, or where something happens.
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N2, N4, N5走るはしる
run. To move forward by moving one's legs quickly.
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N4はずはず
A feeling that something should naturally be the case. Example: 「あした来るはずです」 (they should be coming tomorrow).
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N4恥ずかしいはずかしい
A feeling that makes one's face turn red from being seen by others.
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N4はっきりはっきり
A clear state, so as to be easily understood. Example:「はっきり言う」(to say clearly).
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N4花見はなみ
Viewing and enjoying「桜（さくら）」(cherry) blossoms.
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N4林はやし
woods. A place with many trees growing. Often refers to something smaller than a 「森」 (forest).
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N4払うはらう
To hand over money to a shop or person. Example: 「お金を払う」 (to pay money).
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N4番組ばんぐみ
A single program broadcast on television or radio, such as news or a drama.
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N4反対はんたい
When a direction or a place is completely the opposite. Examples: 「反対のほうこうへあるく」 (to walk in the opposite direction), 「道の反対がわ」 (the opposite side of the street). It also means not accepting another person's thoughts or opinion and stating a different view. Example: 「反対する」 (to oppose). The word with the opposite meaning of 「反対する」 is 「賛成（さんせい）」 (agreement).
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N4火ひ
fire. The hot thing or light that comes out when something is burning.
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N4冷えるひえる
For the temperature to drop and become cold.
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N4光ひかり
light. Something that appears bright. The brightness coming from the sun, electricity, etc.
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N4光るひかる
To give off light. To shine brightly. Example:「星が光る」(a star shines).
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N4引き出しひきだし
The box-like part attached to a desk, etc., for putting things in.
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N4引き出すひきだす
To take something that is inside to the outside. Also used to mean withdrawing money from a bank, as in 「お金を引き出す」 (to withdraw money).
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N2〜N5引くひく
pull. To move something toward oneself by applying force. Example: 「戸を引く」 (to pull a door). The antonym is 「押す」 (to push). There is also the homophone 「弾く」 (to play a musical instrument), among others.
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N4髭ひげ
beard. Hair that grows around the mouth or on the chin.
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N4飛行場ひこうじょう
airfield. A place where airplanes take off and land. Close in meaning to 「空港」 (airport).
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N4久しぶりひさしぶり
A long time having passed since one last met someone. Example: 「久しぶりですね」 (it's been a while).
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N4美術館びじゅつかん
art museum. A building that displays art such as paintings.
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N3, N4非常にひじょうに
Expresses that the degree of something is very strong. It has the same meaning as 「とても」 and 「たいへん」, and is often used in written language. It is formed by adding 「に」 to the noun 「非常」 (an unusual, urgent situation; 「非常口」「非常ベル」); 「非常」 on its own does not mean 「とても」. Compare 「非常の場合」, which means in an emergency, with 「非常に寒い」, which means very cold.
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N4びっくりするびっくりする
To be surprised because something unexpected happened.
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N4引っ越すひっこす
To change where one lives to another place.
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N4必要ひつよう
necessary. A state of being indispensable.
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N4酷いひどい
A very bad state. Example:「酷いあめ」(terrible rain),「酷いことを言う」(to say cruel things).
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N4開くひらく
To open something that was closed, such as a door, a book, or one's eyes. It is also used to mean holding an event, as in 『かいぎを開く』 (to hold a meeting), and to start a new business, as in 『店を開く』 (to open a shop).
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N4昼間ひるま
daytime. The bright hours from morning to evening.
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N4昼休みひるやすみ
The break time for eating lunch.
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N4拾うひろう
To pick up something that has fallen with one's hand.
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